Why did the Pandemonium tour actually happen?
since Joji is currently touring i've been thinking about his past tours, more specifically about the short amount of time in between the smithereens and pandemonium tour. i remember seeing Joji in October 2022, then again in November 2023. i also found the random jump in venue sizes interesting. smithereens was primarily in small, intimate venues while pandemonium was fully booked in arenas. he didn't necessarily have a reason to tour again especially since he didn't have any new music that had been released that same year nor was he teasing new music for the next year. he also wasn't doing much promotion for smithereens after it dropped. the actual structure of the shows weren't too different either.
has the assumption been that he did the tour for contract fulfillment reasons? or do you guys think it was just 88 being greedy considering the attendance jump? i'm not complaining, all of his tours and shows have been amazing to see and attend! it's just something i've been thinking about.